Europe after the Reformation

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ScotlandEnglandThe NetherlandsFranceSpainGermanyItalySwitzerlandSwedenJohn Knox (1514-1572)Presbyterian church takes rootCalvinismOpposed Roman CatholicismHenry VIII (r1509-1547) breaks with Roman Catholic Church and forms the Anglican ChurchEdward VI (r1547-1553) continues reformsMary I (r1553-1558) goes back to CatholicismElizabeth I (r1558-1603) renounces Catholicism1558-1559: Elizabethan Religious SettlementTyndale's Bible (1523); KJV (1611)Rebellion against Spanish (Roman Catholic) rule80 years of war: 1568-1648Independent country is largely CalvinistSouthern provinces remain Catholic1561: Guido de Bres writes the Belgic Confession1618-1619: Synod of Dort1496-1561: Menno SimonsToned down the zeal of radical AnabaptistsCalvinism spreads rapidly: HuguenotsUp to 2 million by 15621572: St. Bartholomew's Day MassacreThousands slaughtered1598: Edict of Nantes gives towns and territory to HuguenotsHowever, persecution slowly returnedBy 1700, most Huguenots had fled, died, or convertedRemained staunchly Roman Catholic1492: Christopher Columbus sailsCatholicism is eventually spread around the world1540: Ignatius of Loyola founds the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)Strongly opposed the Protestant ReformationAdopted Lutheranism1630: Gustavus Adolphus intervenes on the Protestant side in the Thirty Years WarMartin Luther (1483-1546) begins the Reformation in 1517Luther's teachings spread throughout much of Europe1555: Peace of Augsburgcuius regio, eius religio1563: Heidelberg Catechism written in the Palatinate1618-1648: Thirty Years WarHuldrych Zwingli (1484-1531)Reform in ZurichCounter-ReformationCouncil of Trent (1545-1563)Reverse Catholic losses during the ReformationItaly remained Roman CatholicJakob Hutter (1500-1536) came from TyrolJohn Calvin (1509-1564)Calvin's teachings take hold in Geneva and spread throughout much of EuropeEurope after the Reformation